David Cameron will call today for the Human Rights Act to be replaced after
the Conservative Party conference witnessed an extraordinary public Cabinet
spat over the influence of Europe.

The Prime Minister will throw his weight behind Theresa May, the Home
Secretary, a day after Kenneth Clarke, the Justice Secretary, all but
accused her of peddling myths about human rights legislation.

The dispute shattered what had been an orderly Tory conference, exposed deep
coalition divisions and threatened to overshadow Mr Cameron’s keynote speech
today. It was sparked when Mrs May used her conference address to invoke a
cat called Maya